[Ula-ulln] Fwd: [alacro-l] Please Take Action Now for Libraries: Net Neutrality Alert

[Anna Neatrour]

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From: Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Subject: [alacro-l] Please Take Action Now for Libraries: Net Neutrality
Alert
To: alacro-l at ala.org


*Ask your Senators to vote “NO” on overturning Net Neutrality order*****

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This week the full U.S. Senate will vote on Senate Joint Resolution 6, a
bill to *overturn* the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order
passed to adopt “net neutrality.”****

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*Please call your Senators and ask them to vote “NO” on S.J. Res. 6**.*
You may reach your Senators by calling the Capitol Switchboard at *
202-224-3121*.  Your call sends a loud and clear message that libraries
depend on an open and nondiscriminatory Internet to provide our patrons,
the public, unfettered access to information.  ****

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Additional talking points:****

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   - Voting no helps preserve the openness of the Internet which is
   essential to our nation’s educational achievement, freedom of speech and
   economic growth.****
   - Without an open and neutral Internet, there is *great* risk that
   commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will give higher priority to
   some users (e.g. give entertainment priority over education).****
   - ISPs may seek to impose additional fees on Internet users which could
   drastically impact libraries who require much greater bandwidth than
   households to serve their patrons, many at one time.****

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This *anti*-net neutrality resolution, if passed, would strike at the heart
of libraries’ ability to ensure patrons have open, unfettered access to all
types of information.****

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Additional information, including links to the letter the ALA sent to
Senate leadership, is available at
http://ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/telecom/netneutrality/legislativeactivity/index.cfm
.****

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Ted Wegner****

Grassroots Coordinator****

American Library Association****

Washington Office-Office of Government Relations****

1615 New Hampshire Avenue N.W., 1st Floor****

Washington, DC 20009-2520****

Phone: 202-628-8410****

Fax: 202-628-8419****

twegner at alawash.org****

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